Preacher-Father Arraigned In Daughter's Murder Case
Prosecutor Samuel charged a 48 year old clergyman and Peter Shewchuk 21 with murder in the death of Wanda 48 found beaten and strangled near South Camden Lovers Lane. The father allegedly hired his sister's suitor to kill Wanda to collect a $5000 to $6000 insurance, with no payment made. Shewchuk surrendered in Chester Pa and said the crime occurred at the lover's lane after Wanda was abducted last April and again August 7 for the fatal strangling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel
Wanda
Peter Shewchuk
Dworecki
Peter
Shevchuk
Camden
Lover's Lane
Chester
Shechuk
Orlando
Britain and Germany face perilous diplomatic moment
The article reviews Britain and France awaiting Hitler’s move over Poland and Danzig while Molotov delays ratifying the German Soviet pact. Chamberlain describes Hitler pressing the British ambassador in Berlin and the cabinet’s careful study of the communications as Europe teeters toward war.
Wall Street Holds Near Best While War Talk Frays Markets
In New York seen near peaks, stocks firm with transfers around 500000 shares as traders await clarity on Poland Germany tensions. Futures close modestly higher while industry groups and rail and utility stocks trade neck and neck amid war risk and air defense mobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VicTorine
New York
Aus
Walker
New Orleans Spot Cotton closes steady higher
Spot cotton in New Orleans on August 29 closed 8 points higher with sales of 2796 bales. Prices quoted low middling 761, middling 886, good middling 9.21. Receipts reached 6175 and total stock stood at 363,559 bales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
LTT
New Orleans
Cottonseed meal futures steady in Memphis market
Prime cottonseed meal futures in Memphis closed steady with prices showing little change for Sept through April delivery. Trading activity noted with a 1,000 bushel sale recorded and listed prices at 20.50 for Sept, down to 20.25 for Dec and Jan deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Memphis
Tenn
Butter and eggs market closes steady in Chicago trade
Butter totals 1,529,703 pounds with prices steady. Eggs show 9,779 cases unchanged, graded extta firsts local 16 1 2, cars 17, firsts local 15 3 4, cars 16 1 4, storage packed firsts 17 1 4. Other prices unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Poultry Prices Steady as Live Trade Lounges in Chicago
In Chicago on August 29 poultry live trade shows 45 trucks supplying markets. White Rock hens under 4 pounds sell at 15 1-2 cents per pound. Other prices remain unchanged amid steady activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
White Rock Springs
Nashville Livestock Market Report
Salable cattle 300 and calves 150 with cattle mostly steady. Grass steers and heifers 5.00 to 5.50, top vealers 10.50, hogs 15 cents higher at 6.25 for good choicest weights, sows 4.35, sheep 50 head with spring lambs around 8.00 and fat ewes 2.00 to 2.75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
U. S. Dept. Agr
Britain weighs conciliatory war path for Europe
Unofficial reports say Britain open to conciliatory and far reaching solutions for Polish German and wider European problems. The British foreign office denied details as Sir Nevile Henderson returned from Berlin with a staff member. Hitler's reply kept London Berlin talks possible, amid anxious wait for a move toward war or peace. Italy hoped Mussolini would help steer negotiations as Germany’s pact with Russia unsettled faith in the axis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Nevile Henderson
Berlin
London
Foreign Office
Hitler
Hope
Italy
Germany
Mussolini
Poland
New Day Act Proposed In Alabama Legislature
A movement for a winter session of Alabama's legislature gains momentum as senators and representatives push several bills. Senator Verde Elmore introduces a retirements bill for judges, while Rep. John Sherrer seeks to write prohibition into the constitution with a 1940 liquor referendum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ag A, Ug
Alabama
House
Senate
Montgomery
Ala
Verde Elmore
Gordo
Circuit
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
John Sherrer
Dallas
Sherrer
Temperance
Elmore
House Public Health Committee
Aubrey Dominick
Tuscaloosa
J. N. Baker
W. D. Partlow
P. F. DeVane
Silas
State Department of Commerce
Committee
Musical Recital Aids West Decatur School Reopening
J H Wilson of A and M College Winston Jones of Alabama State College present a musical recital at the West Decatur Negro Primitive Baptist Church tonight at 8 to aid reopening of the West End primary school and benefit the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Wilson
M. College
Winston Jones
Alabama State College
Negro Primitive Baptist Church
West Decatur
West End
Europe Holds Breath as Hitler Deliberates on Poland Ally
The piece notes Adolf Hitler weighing a pact with Great Britain and France to back Poland, while Europe braces for a verdict. Chiang Kai-Shek vows China will continue fighting, and reports say a Russian-equipped unit repelled three Japanese bombing groups against Chungking. Tokyo debates Europe developments as Abe forms a new government to steer alliance policy after the Soviet-German pact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
France
Poland
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Far East
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Hongkong
Chungking
Tokyo
Kiiehiro Hiranuma
Nobuyuki Abe
Japan
WCTU Holds Meeting Here In Decatur District
The WCTU met at the Decatur Park Methodist church with delegates from Decatur Moulton and Hartselle. Officers elected include Miss Clio Lovin as president and Mrs. W. F. Parks as secretary treasurer. Delegates will be named for the state convention in Birmingham October 10 13 and Dr W D Partlow of Bryte Hospital Tuscaloosa will speak at the opening banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siesta
Tral Methodist Church
Decatur
Moulton and
Hartselle
Clio Lovin
W. F. Parks
H. L. Spencer
R. L. Archibald
WCTU
Mabel Vitu Diverbliss
Birmingham
E. K Hanby
Attalla
Alabama
R. M. McGlathery
I. M. Eubanks
the Park Methodist Church
W. D. Partlow
Bryte Hospital
Tuscaloosa
War to Hurt Crop Sales
The Agriculture Department warned that a major European war could disrupt exports of United States cotton and other key cotton exporting nations. It noted wartime clothing reductions and stricter fiber substitute use, while an export subsidy program aims to boost sales, though European tensions have depressed prices to a three month low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
United States
Department
Germany
Italy
Europe
Bulletin items from around the world on Aug 29
News briefs report currency exchanges in Slovak stores for German soldiers and a kiss at Blarney Castle by Postmaster General Parley. Immigration holds 19 passengers at Ellis Island amid war scare. De Grasse sails with 39 passengers to Havre. Britain appeals for verified news, canal ship guards imposed, and Soviet frontier fortifications strengthened amid regional tension.
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Cork
Ireland
James A. Parley
Blarney Castle
New York
Bremen
Ellis Island
Normandie
Byron H. Uh
Moscow
Tass
Soviet Union
Europe
Decatur Social Notes and Local Hospital News
Decatur columns record numerous hospitalizations and surgeries at Benevolent Society Hospital and Baughs Infirmary, including Mrs. L W Hodge and Arline May. Residents visit relatives in Florence Moulton Anniston and Birmingham while others return home from Texas and Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Brown
James Hall
Conroe
Texas
Decatur, Moulton and
Anniston
Ted Major
Morristown
Tenn
Mrs. L. G. Connell
Points
Dorothy Calahan
Jacqueline Burleson
Moulton
Poland at risk of a new partition in any future war
The article warns that a German Russian non aggression pact could threaten Poland. It notes Poland's repeated losses through history as Russia and its neighbors gained territory after the recent war and speculates a fourth partition if appeasement or war returns.
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Poland
Polish
Czechoslovakia
Russia
Germany
Austria- Hungary
Austria-Hungary
Cautious Buying Returns to Wall Street on Peace Hopes
In New York August 29 cautious buying returned to Wall Street as peace talks between Britain and Germany buoyed bonds and stocks. Government issues advanced, European bonds such as Scandinavians improved, and cotton rose 45 to 65 cents per bale while wheat fell 11-8 to 15-8 cents per bushel. The pound rose to 4.38 dollars and French francs edged higher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
U. S
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Chicago
British Leader Seeks Equitable Polish German Settlement
In the House of Commons Prime Minister Chamberlain argued that a free negotiated settlement of Polish German differences could lead to a wider European agreement benefiting Europe and the world. A commentator with government ties said the move goes to fundamentals, hoping for a general European settlement that might prove the current crisis worthwhile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Britain
Hitler
Chamberlain
Lord Halifax
House of Lords
Arthur Greenwood
Labor
Greenwood
London
Decatur and Cullman Girls Play Tonight at Benson Field
Decatur Lions meet Cullman All Stars in a double header at Benson Field. A big crowd is expected as two key games of the season headline the girls softball slate tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
Cullman
Benson Field
Decatur Lions
Cullman All Stars
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Neville
N. Y. Cotton
Archibald Sinclair
Indus
Gotton
Sally
Joseph Langan
Mobile
Bibb Graves
Dominick
R. LG. Mil
Marion—county
Langan
James A. Simpson
Judiciary Committee
Bibb. Graves
Bulletins
Havre
British Foreign Office
Balbau
C. I
Panama Canal
Decatur’s
L. W. Hodge
18Th Avenue, Hast
Ham Clinic
Little Arline
Lacey’s Spring
Baugh’s Infirmary
Wayne Smith
Sixth Avenue
West
B. M.blanton
Town Creek
Baugh's
B. A. Turner
Johnston Street
W. R. Ransom
Nathan Merrill, Jr
Ardmore
Route 1
Maxwell Childs
Benevolent Society Hospital
C. B. Daniels
Fourth Avenue
Charlton Bradford, Jr
J. R. Howell
C. C. Rolfe
MBO
Mildred Ross
Sheffield
Dorothy Davidson
Alabama Business Institute
Columbus, Ga
A. G. Danforth
Paul L. Gamble
Florence
Sixteenth Avenue Baptist Church
Mabel Wells
Jackson Street
T. C. Chandler
Lyons
Eee
Fred Waller
Mary
Freddie, Jr
Toronto
Canada
Mr. Waller
Jack Tankersley
Billy Duncan
Auburn
H. R. Tankersley
Jack
H. R. Sherrow
Warren
Russell Speake, Jr
Marion Priday
Marion Military Institute
Aline Jones
Dillard wClardy
W. M. Reithmirer
Edna Hendon
Aubrey O. Kelly
W. E. Crawford
Henderson, Tenn
Martha Whitlock
Columbus
Alabama College
C. D. Overstreet
Somerville
Route 3
Mrs. Gorman Jones
Irene Johns
James
Louisville, Ky
Lorine Decatur
Russell Hill
McAfee and Young Ambulance
Early Johnson
McAfee and Young
Beulah Harvel
J. M. Hunt
M. E. Lazenby
Southern Methodist Publishing
Gorman Jones, Jr
Fannie Jones
L. W. Warren
Tanner Route
C. A. Mattox
Danville
W.R. Sandlin
C. G. Shirley
G. G. Burch
R. T. Haney
Falkville
Burt Johnson
J. O. Isbel
William Britt
Robert McDonald
Lithuania
East Prussia
Hungary
Ormer
Rumania
Tennessee Valley CO
James Rankin
Tennessee Valley Bank Building
Claude A. Jagger
Associated Press
General Financial
Decatur, Cullman
Decatur Lion’s Club
Decatur Girls
Cullman Girls
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